The Bloody HD Camera Wars Are Coming

Author: John Honovich, Published on Aug 25, 2014

The most important emerging trend in video surveillance today is the emergence of non-IP HD cameras.

But the conflicting go-to-market strategies and the weaknesses of each participant are likely to make this a bloody fight that risks undermining its potential.

In this note, we analyze the competitive positioning of the main players (such as Dahua CVI, Hikvision TVI, AHD, SDI and traditional IP players like Axis) and how this is likely to play out.

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Comments (25)

David Ito

| 08/25/14 02:35am

* *** **** *** ******* ** *** **** **** ******* both ****** *** *** **** ********* ******* *** *** *** DVRs **** **** ******* *** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to David Ito | 08/25/14 02:54am

****, *** ** **** *** *********** ******* **** **** / PAL ** ****** ** **** ** *** ******** *** *** built ** ********* ** ****** **.******** ********* *** ********* *** **** '*******' ********* - ************ of ** ******, *** ****** *** **. ** ******, *** of ***** **** ** * ******* ****.

Luke McKay

| 08/26/14 03:03am

** ** **** *** ***... ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, HCHD, *** *** ***** ****** ** ********** ** **** *** of *** ******** **** *** ** *** ****. ***** ************ are *********** *** **** **** *** **** **** *** ***** future. *'** **** ****** ******* ** **** **** ***** **** not ****, ************* ******** **** *** ***** ********* *** *********... Just **** ** * *****

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Luke McKay | 08/26/14 04:25am

** ** *** *********** *** *** **** *****. **** *****, right?

Luke McKay

In reply to John Honovich | 08/26/14 04:45am

***, ***** ***** ** **** *** **** **** **** **** secured **'* ******. ******* * ************ ******** *** ********** ***** be ***********.

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Luke McKay | 08/26/14 04:35am

** ***** *** *********** *** ***** *** *****, *** ** didn't *** ** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Ari Erenthal | 08/26/14 04:40am

***, * **** *** **** ******* ***** ****** *** :)

* ***** **** ** "***'* *** ** *** ****"

*******, *** *** ********** ***** *** *********** ***** **** ** that *****'* ** **** ********** ******* ****. *** **** * mix *** ***** ***, *** *** ***? **'* *** ********** in *** **** ***, *** **'* ***** ** *** ****, complexity *** *********.

Luke McKay

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 08/26/14 04:57am

* ***'* ***** ********* **** ***... ******* ** ***** ** that * ***** ********** **** ** ** (****/* & ******** G/B/N). ****** ********** ** *****, * ****** ** *** ********* world *** **** **** *** * *** ****** ** ********** (the **** **** ***** **** ** ************ ***) ** ***** ago. ** *** ****** ******** ** ******* (****) ***** ********* & ** **** ****** *********. *** ****** ** *** ******** was ******* *********** ** *** ****** ***** ***** ********* ******** different **** ** *** ** *****. ***** * ****** ******** update ** *** **** "*********** ** *******" *** **** ***** compliance. *** **** ***'* **** ** ***** **** *** *** principle ** **** ****** *** *****... ****** **** ** ***** operating ***** ********** ************* & **********. ** *********** ****** ** devices *** **** ********** ********** *********... ***** ***'* **** **** (if ****) ... ** ** ***** ** **** ** **** IP **** ** **** **** *** ****** ** **** **** (not **) **** ****** *** ****** ** ** ****** **** limitation (****** *****).

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Luke McKay | 08/26/14 04:59am

****, **** ** ***** ** *** ****** ** **** ****. Hopefully**** ***** ******** **** *** ******* *** *** ** ************* mentality, ****'* ****** ********* *** ***** *** ** *** ****** than *** ****** *** *****.

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

In reply to John Honovich | 08/26/14 05:02am

* ***** ***%... * ***'* ******* *** ** ****** ***********, but * ******'* ******** **** *** ******** ***** * *******. We've *** *** *** *** ** ****** ************* ******** *** I ***** ***'** *** ****** ** *** ****.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Luke McKay | 08/26/14 06:16am

****** **** ** ***** ********* ***** ********** ************* & **********. To *********** ****** ** ******* *** **** ********** ********** *********...

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***** ******** ** *** **** ******* *** ***** *** ********* who '**** *** ** *** ********' *** **** *********** '*** ** *** ****'. :)

Luke McKay

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 08/26/14 06:26am

* ***** **** *** **** *** ****** ********* ** *****... However *** ***** ** **** *** ********* **** ** ****** vertical *********... **** ***'* **** ***** ******* ******* ** ********* dvrs *** **** *****.

Pat Villerot

| 08/26/14 03:55am

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Pat Villerot | 08/26/14 04:27am

******, * ** ****** ******* ** *** *** ** ** offerings, ********* **** *** *** **************** *** ********* ******.

*** ***** **** ** * **** ******. ** * ****** filled **** '****** *********' / '**** ******' *********, **** ***** costs ** **** *********.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to John Honovich | 08/26/14 11:38am

...********* **** *** *** **************** *** ********* ******.

** ***** * ****** ********** ** *** **** *** ***** manufacturers ********?

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********** ***** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 08/26/14 12:01pm

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Rukmini Wilson

In reply to John Honovich | 08/26/14 02:04pm

***** **** ****** **** ***** ******* ********** ******** *****, *******-*******. **** ** ********* ******** ***************...

Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer

| 08/26/14 09:44am

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Ethan Ace

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer | 08/26/14 09:50am

*************** *** ******* ******** *****. ****, **** *** ***** ***, **** ********* *********** ** going ** ***, "** ** ***'* **** ****."?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer | 08/26/14 09:57am

"**** **** ****** *** ***** *** *** *** ****. ***** I******* **** ** * *** ***** *** *** ****** ******** or ***********"

* ***** **** **** ********** ***** ***** *** ****** *** being **** *** *********** *** *********** ******** ************.

*** ** ********* **** **, *** ****** **, **** ** integrators *** ************ ******, ******'* **** **** ***** ************* ** losing *** ** **** ********?

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Jon Dillabaugh

| 08/28/14 08:13am

* ***** ****, ** **** *** ********, *** ** ****** products **** ***** **** *** *****. **** ***'* ****, ***, replace ** ******* ********. ***, * ** *** **** ******* off ** ****** ******* ****** ***********. * ***'* *** *** reason ** ******* ** ****** ******* ***** ******* **** *** cost ** ** ****** (**-*** ************) ** **** ***** *** same, **** ** **** * *** *******.

***** **** ***** **** *** ** ******* ** ** *** smaller ******** **** ****/**** ** *******, **** *** **** * choice. *** **** ****** ** **** **** *********. ** **** many ******* *** ***** **** ** **** **, *** ****** afford ** ** ***** ******. **-*** ****** **** ** ***** the ** ****** *** **** ** ******.

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** ******** **, ***'* *** *** *** ***'* *** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/28/14 03:04pm

****, **** ******.

********* ** ******, * *** * **** *** *****:

  • *** **** ******** **** ** ** ****** **** ****. ***** will ** * *** *** ***'* **** ** ***** *** money ** ******* ***** *** (** ****** ** **** ***** be).
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**** ******* **:

"* ***'* **** **** **-*** ** *** **** ** **** to ***** *** ********* **** **-***."

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Jon Dillabaugh

In reply to John Honovich | 08/28/14 03:35pm

***,

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* **** ***** **** ***** ****'* *** (*****) **** *** options ** *** **-*** ******. ****, ***** ******* ******** **** have *** ******; *** ****, *** ******, ***** *** **** cameras *** ** ***** ** **** *********. ** **** *****'* yet **** *** ***** ********* **-*** *******. ***** *** *** last ******* ** ****** ******** ** *** *** ********.

* ***** * ***** **** *** ** *** ***. **** of **** ** **** ** ********* **** ***** ***'* * big **** ****** **. ** ***** ** ** *****=******* *** Hikvision=VHS. * ***** ** ********** *****, *** * ***** **** will ****. * ****** ***'* ****** **** **** ** * headstart.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/28/14 06:22pm

**. **********,

*'* *** **** **'* ******* ** ***** *** *********** ******* as ** **'* * ****** **** *** ******, **** ******* vs. *** ** ***-*** ** **-***. ***** ********* ******** **** driven ** *** ******** ********** ** **** *********/************/********* ***** ** a ****** ******. ****, **** ****** *** ***** ** *** was **** ** ***** ****** * ***** ******* **** ** just *** **** (**********!), ** **** ** **** ** *** case ** *******.

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** * ***** ***** **'* **** **** ***** **. ***** in *** ***** *****. **** ******* *** ************, *** **** viable ************ *** **** **** ** ****, **** ** *** was ** *** *** *****-****. *** *** ******** ******, *** bound ** ***** **** ***** ********* **** **** ***** *** technology ****** *** ****** ********* (** **** *****)... *** ** all **** *** ********** *** ****** *** **** ** * name. ;)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM Admin | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/29/14 04:01am

***** ** * ***** **** *** *****, ******-******. *** ***** **** *** **** ** ******-****** ** ******, ***** ********* ****. * ***'* **** ** *** ** their **** **** ****** ** ** *** ***** *******, *** you *** *** *** ********* *** ***** $***.

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